diff --git a/dbReportDev.patch b/dbReportDev.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d6ed70103
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dbReportDev.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+=== modified file 'src/dbStatic/dbStaticLib.c'
+--- src/dbStatic/dbStaticLib.c	2011-11-29 22:14:19 +0000
++++ src/dbStatic/dbStaticLib.c	2012-05-21 19:58:55 +0000
+@@ -4060,7 +4060,7 @@
+     DBENTRY	*pdbentry=&dbentry;
+     long	status;
+     char	busName[40];
+-    char	linkValue[40];
++    char	linkValue[messagesize];
+     char	dtypValue[40];
+     char	cvtValue[40];
+     int		ilink,nlinks;
+
diff --git a/src/dbStatic/dbStaticLib.c b/src/dbStatic/dbStaticLib.c
index b74e7c24a..ded1f4b34 100644
--- a/src/dbStatic/dbStaticLib.c
+++ b/src/dbStatic/dbStaticLib.c
@@ -4060,7 +4060,7 @@ void  epicsShareAPI dbReportDeviceConfig(dbBase *pdbbase,FILE *report)
     DBENTRY	*pdbentry=&dbentry;
     long	status;
     char	busName[40];
-    char	linkValue[40];
+    char	linkValue[messagesize];
     char	dtypValue[40];
     char	cvtValue[40];
     int		ilink,nlinks;